the name of Chart control found in the window editor, page editor or report editor.

<Name of BMP file>: Character string (with quotes)

Name and full path of BMP file to create. The file extension is mandatory. This BMP file is created during the call to grSaveBMP. The file is overwritten and re-created if it already existed.

Remarks

Saving a chart

To save a chart, the chart must have been drawn beforehand (grDraw). The modifications performed since the last call to grDraw will be ignored.

The default size of the image is set to 639 x 479. These dimensions are taken into account if the chart was never drawn or if it is not visible.

If the chart was created by grCreate, the dimensions can be specified with grWndSize.

Backup in BMP format

This file can be read by a tool that recognizes the BMP format.

The size of the file is identical to the size of the destination (size of window size, control or file).

We recommend that you preview the chart before it is saved in a file.

Differences between grDestinationBMP and grSaveBMP

grDestinationBMP is used to define the destination for the next drawing of the chart. When using grDraw, the chart will be drawn in the specified file and all the modifications performed since the last chart drawing will be taken into account.

grSaveBMP is used to directly save the chart in a file in BMP format. The image saved corresponds to the chart during the last call to grDraw. The modifications performed on the chart since the last call to grDraw will be ignored.

Related Examples:

Unit examples (WINDEV): The Chart functions

[ + ] Using the main chart designer features of WINDEV:- Create a Pie, Column or Line chart- Define the display area of a chart- Define the chart options (legend, percentage, ...)- Draw a line on a chart